For the uninitiated, an HFLC diet limits carbohydrates to less than 20 grams per day. Instead, the majority of calories come from fat (its called high fat, not high protein). Briefly running the numbers for Saturday and Sunday, I was eating approximately 70-75% fat. Needless to say, the food has been quite tasty.
Briefly, yesterday I had a t-bone and sauteed onions for breakfast, dried beef and a mixed green salad with blue cheese dressing for lunch, and a hamburger, salad with dressing, and green beans with herb butter. Today, I had a 4 egg spinach omelette and 2 slices of bacon, sauteed cabbage and kielbasa for lunch, and pizza casserole with roasted cauliflower for dinner.
So, about that pizza casserole...
For several years, with very few exceptions, in the Kanz home, Sunday nights have been for pizza and movies. But how does one eat pizza following a HFLC plan? So I decided to throw together a pizza casserole.
Pizza casserole
-1 pound Italian Sausage
-1 pound ground beef
-8 oz tomato sauce (make sure to check for carb level).
-1 T. Italian seasoning
-1 t. salt
-1/2 t. ground black pepper
-8 oz shredded mozzarella
-14 pepperoni
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. While oven is preheating, brown the sausage and the ground beef in a large cast iron pan. When the meat is browned, add the sauce, italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper and let simmer for a minute or two.
3. Turn off the heat and spread the cheese evenly over the top of the pizza (if you are wondering about our uncovered section, my wife doesn't like to eat dairy). Top with pepperoni.
4. Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until cheese is browned.
5. Let cool for a few minutes when it comes out of the oven. It helps the cheese set up.
Enjoy and let me know what you think!
No comments:
Post a Comment